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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-15
SEEDING IN FALL.
Advantages and Disadvantages Of Sowing
Grass in Autumn.

Advantages and Disadvantages OF SOWING
/ Grass in Autumn.
Some prefer to SOW whatever grass
seed is to be sown in the fall, rather
than wait until spring. There is one
advantage about fall seeding. There
is nearly always better opportunity
for doing the work. OF course there is
always plenty do, and especially SO
when crop of wheat is to be sown.
as is the case generally in those Sec
tons where winter wheat is grown.
and good crop of corn is to be taken
care of. 1t is essential that good
growth should be secured in the fall,
so that the plants will be the better
able to withstand the winter And if
for any reason this can not be done, a
better plan would be to defer the seed
ing of grass until late in the winter or
early in the spring.
1t is very necessary that good even
stand of grass should be secured. and
this can only be done when the con-
ditions are reasonably favorable. Not
only must the soil be prepared in
fine condition, but the seed must be of
good quality. sown evenly and at
time when there is sufficient moisture
in the soil to secure quick termination
Of the seed.
If there is not sufficient amount of
moisture in the soil to insure a rapid
as we'll as a good termination of the
seed, consider it better not to sow.
While, of course, we may have rain in
q fou dayo OF nd Tho
seed may have to remain in the ground
entirely too long. Seed left in the soil
may terminate and grow even after
lying for some time, yet there is more
or less loss of vitality, and this will, to
some extent, affect the growth and
vigor of the plant. Then, when the
conditions of termination are unfavor-
able, per cent. of the seeds will. of
course. fail to grow. and in this way
good even stand will not be secured
When the fall work will admit of
thorough preparation of the soil. as
seeding down to grass demands, and
there is sufficient amount Of moisture
in the soil to induce good germina-
ton of the seed, andsa good vigorous
start to grow. fall seeding will answer.
but in addition to this I would con-
s1der it necessary that the seed should
be sown sufficiently early for the plants
to make a good growth before cold
weather sets in. If this can not be
done. a better plan is to wait until
spring, rather than run the risk of Sc
curing a poor stand, or of having the
plants injured by freezing. As gen.
eral rule. late sowing of grass seed is
not desirable, or when the conditions
necessary to securing a good start to
grow are not favorable. Usually there
is less risk in spring seeding, but often
the work can not be as well done on
and St0cEnaan.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-15
LEARNING TO SWIM.
The Way in Which Young Seals Acquire
the Art of Swimming.

| The Way in Which Young Seals Acquire
| the Art of Swimming.
Early in August, usually by the 9Th or
10th, [ noticed one of the remarkable
| movements of the season among the
seals. refer to the pups first essay
in swimming. Is it not odd, para
doxical, that the young seal, from the
moment of his birth until he is a
month or six weeks old. is utterly I'M
able to swim? If he is seized by the
nape of the neck. and pitched out
into the water rod from the shore,
his bullet-like head will drop instantly
below the surface, and his attenuated
posterior extre mites flap impotently
on it. Suffocation is the question of
only few minutes, the stupid little
creature not knowing how to raise his
immersed head and gain the air
again.
After they have attained the age in
dictated above, their instinct drives
them down to the margin of the surf,
where an alternate ebbing and flowing
of its wash covers and uncovers the
rocky or sandy beaches. They first
smell. and then touch, the moist pools,
and founder in the upper wash of the
surf, which leaves them as suddenly
high and dry as it immersed them at
first.
After this beginning, they make
slow and clumsy progress in learning
the knack of swimming. There is not
the 81 ightest supervision by the moth
er or father of the pup, from the first
moment of its birth, in this respect,
until he leaves for the North Pacific.
full f1edged with amphibious power:
For week or two, when overhead in
depth, the young pups continue to
founder about in the most awkward
manner, thrashing the water as little
dogs do with their fore-feet. making
no attempt whatever to use the hinder
ones.
Look at that pup now, launched out
for the first time beyond his depth; see
how he struggles. his mouth open and
his eyes fairly popping. He turns in
stantly to the beach. ere he has fairly
struck out from the point whence he
launched in, and, as the receding swell
which at first carried him off his feet
and out, now returning, leaves him
high and dry, for a few minutes he
seems so weary that he weakly crawls
up, out beyond its swift returning
wash. and coils himself Immediately to
take a recuperative nap. He sleeps.
perhaps, half an hour, then awakes ap-
parently rested, and at his swimming
lesson he goes again. BY repeated at
tempts, he becomes familiar with the
water and acquainted with his own
power over that element, which is to
be his real home and his whole sup
port Once boldly swimming the pup
fairly revels IN new happiness He
and his brethren play with zest. and
chatter like our own children in the
kindergartens-swim in endless
evolutions, twisting. turning or diving
and when exhausted. drawing their
plump, round bodies up again on the
beach. Shaking themselves dry, rs
young dogs would do. they either go
to sleep on the spot, or have lazy,
terrestrial frolic among themselves. -
From sour arctic Province.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-15
ON THE RIVER VOLGA.
Incidents of Steamboat Voyage on Rus
sia's Great Waterway.

Incidents of a Steamboat Voyage on Rus
sia's Great Waterway.
L went at once on deck, and there
witnessed a spectacle which has re-
manned deeply fixed upon my memory.
and which, for weird sublimity, l have
never seen eeualed. The steamer lay
in clear water. but ten yards ahead
arose the jagged teeth of an immense
ice block, stretching from shore to
shore, more than half mile in width,
and running backwards for fully two
thousand yards. The cause of the OBJ
struction could be seen at glance.
Less than mile ahead the river bent
sharply to the left. and after describ-
ing almost semicircle turned again
into its old course. 1t was in this loop
that the ice. at first merely hampered
in its descent. had at last been caught
as in gorge, and the advance
guard of the mass now lay before us,
layer piled on layer. block welded to
block, the whole frozen together in
rugged shapes. rising out of the water
like a fringe of rocks. just as pitiless,
Just as impenetrable. Far off. beyond
the bend. the glimmer of open water
could be perceived, but between it and
us the ice-feld stretched for more
than mile. One by one the passen-
gers appeared above the stairway. and
had soon aggregated themselves into
groups, from which came the sound
of eager, in some cases excited. con-
yersation. By the majority, further
advance was not to be thought of;
few were content to await the starting
of the ice, which they thought might
happen at any moment; one alone sug-
gested the wisdom of retrograde
movement
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-15
Years ago. one store sold hats, ant

Years ago, one store sold hats, and
if you wanted shirt you had to go
somewhere else. Now a hat store will
sell you a shirt, collar, cane, cuff
buttons, and SO on. A dry goods store
will sell you sled or broom. and
even set of dishes, and if you go into
a shoe store you will fall over UNI
brellas. The funny part of this change
lies in the fact that city folk used to
laugh at country folk because the
country store kept every thing.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-15
AMERICAN WATCHES.
Some Valuable Suggestions In Regard to
the Export Trade.


the Export Trade.
The capacity of our watch factories
can not be brought into full play,
simply because by so doing our market
would be overstocked and competition
would force prices ruinously low. As
the case stands at present, a number
of watch-factories have been called
into existence, for which there really
was no need. The earlier and larger
factories were fully able to meet the
demand; but the idea that manufacture
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-15
"A faxorite depository for stole

IA IdFUTII6 UtPUSIIUiJ tut 0e01oI
pocket-books is lamp postal-box.
The pickpocket seems to have some
slight sense of honor, as he is content
with the money he finds in the pocket
book. He puts the book and any
drafts or other articles of no value to
him, but of possible value to the own
Ell, into the letter-box. so that it may
reach the owner.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-15

The heavens are as deep as our
are high.-Thorea&.
, 1887-01-22

preferred to wink at irregularities rather
than risk the loss of labourers who in other
respects were abFe to render good service
on their properties. E1t would be a mistake
to suppNseBtAat, BifeEiag of this kind came
in with what PlwropglX CALLED "sQuatting",
namely the renting of patches of land to la.
bouring' te1ants N The. same time it can
not be- TN8ifbtaf 8hat These same tenants
Observation-Disclosures of their holding
small plots Of land to cover up thereby
their small ~depredatiOns OH the properties
of their neighbours. Our former correspon-
dent lays the blame On those persons who
rent the land to the tenants, and speaks Of
them as ''benighted individuals". How
ever that may be, we cannot agree with
him that the remedy is to be found in CIV
ing up the small tenant system, even if
those with whom the decision rests were
inclined to do so, which we may be sure in
most instances they are not. For although
it may be admitted thai many of these
people act as described, it does not follow
that all do, and as a matter of fact we are
sure that there are many honest and indus.
triOus people among them, who deserve,
not repression, but encouragement. Why
then should these be punished for the
guilty
With our present correspondent, on the
other hand, we are entirely in harmony.
We agree with him that, while the dis
elimination between those who are carting
away their own property and those who
are carrying off the property of Others is
often dfftplB TT is not impossible, and
should be- &Bt6I1pted.& blu. regard to the
carryipgBOf ere qarms, ave are not aware
What 'thheb lay is, o. Yhsthher there is any
law on lie subject, 1p, some places control
is secured4b by tie isSde, on payment of a
small fee, of licenses to carry firearms.
At any rate it is a practice which should
not be indiscriminately allowed.
, 1887-01-22
KILOGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STANTON.

New York, January 19th.-London news
states that the Government intends to
propose transferring the question of the
cloture from the Speaker to the Leader
of the House, and that a bare majority be
sufficient to close debate.
1t is stated that the new Conspiracy Bill,
which will be introduced on the opening OF
Parliament, nominally to apply to the whole
Kingdom, is really meant for Ireland.
Sir William Harcourt and Mr.. Morley
have had a sharp divergence in the
negotiations with Mr.. Chamberlain. Sir
William Harcourt wants Mr.. Gladstone
to make large concessions, and Threatens
to secede.
Mr.. Gladstone'S whip has been sent to
the MARQUIS of Harrington and Mr..
Chamberlain.
It is announced that Sir William Hart
DYKE will succeed Sir Henry Holland as
Vice President Of the Council, and it is
reported that Sir John GOrSt has accepted
the Under Secretaryship for the Colo
MES.
The Marquis of Harrington has written
a letter supporting the c~andldature OF MI.
GOSchen.
A requiem service for the late Earl
Iddesleigh was held in Westminster Abbey
yesterday.
A false alarm of fire occurred during q
performance at the Hebrew Dramatic Club
in Spitalfelds, IL persons were killed III
the panic.
A Paris despatch states that French
fnanciprs nave submitted several proposals
for the Russian loan.
Admiral Aube, Minister for Marine, has
withdrawn his request for a special grant
for harbour Notifications. He will ask for
a credit for several years, the amount not
- IL. inn AnA Q,,o, annually
The chief clerk Of money orders i'll Pa ris
has absconded with 10000 dollars.
The United States Congress is consider
ing serious retaiiatory proposals for the
restriction of land communication with
Canada.
London, January 19th,-Sugar in stock
on the 10Th inst. was $4,000 tons. Last
year 281 900 tons.
New York, January 2Oth.-The Difficult
ties between the English and French agents
at Dongorita have been settled by the
Governments ordering the simultaneous
withdrawal Of both agents.
A Paris despatch states that two German
spies have been arrested at Lyons while
attempting to purchase the new rifles.
The Prussian press has notified the
Emperor that it is ready to support all
demands to sustain the Army.
The Italian Government has advised the
Bulgarians to exercise prudence in putting
aside present treaties,
in the United States Senate, Mr..
Edmunds, on behalf Of the Foreign Com
mittee, reports their recommendation to
empower the President to limit the inter-
course with Canada.
The Senate has passed a.resolution
recommending an appropriation, in order
hat the country may take part in the
forthcoming Exhibition i'll South Aus
tralia.
, 1887-01-22
MEDICAL MEN AND SANITARY
SCIENCE.

A meeting of the Society of Medical Men
Qualified in Sanitary Science was held
yesterday, at the Parke Museum, Marga-
rvtStreet, Regent-Strert, the president Sir
Joseph Fayrer, Md, FRS, being in the
chair. 1t appeared from the report presen-
ted by the hon. secretary, Mr.COOney, that
the council has beeh in constant commune.
cation with the various medical corporations,
the universities, and the General Medical
Council with d view to procuring a m
larity in the nomenclature of the title of
diplomas in sanitary science, n have
strongly recommended that "Diploma III
Public Health" be the style adopted for
registration.
DIR. Alfred Carpenter gave an address
ON s. The duty of the State to foster the
cultivation Of sanitary SCIENCE Tue gener-
al argument was that, in proportion TO
the energy put forth and the public expen-
diture made in the national defences and
the protection of property, the care shown
by the nation for that which had been de-
, 1887-01-22
fSTElE AVIS, %
Stria4ia4s4e6 u. Srui4.
Saturday, 22nd January, 1887

We publish today another letter, and it
seems to us a very sensible one, On the
subject of agrarian theft. The crime is
everywhere "a difficult one to deal with,
frst because the things stolen are frequent
ly SO placed that they are not easily watch
ed or their reWoWl even detected, and
next they are as a rule not easy to identify.
At the same time the crime is Il most dan
gerous one, for it discourages, and if ram
pant may ever check, the smaller agricul-
tural industries, SO important in every com
munity. Hence we find everywhere strin-
gent Jaws against this kind of depreciation,
with punishments often disproportionate to
the value of the stolen goods, though not
disprohortionate to the necessities of the
In our island pilferings of grass,
wobd and fruit nave doubtless prevailed
for a long time, and in many cases have
been encouraged by the Indifference of pro-
prietors, who have either not attached.
much value to the articles removed or have
, 1887-01-22
lorOklama.

nLLE og Enhver, som have Noget
III at fordre paa Boet efter afgang-
ne Handelscommis JOHANNES
MATTHIAS MILLINER, indkaldes
her7ed med 8 Maaneders Varsel til
for undertegnede Skifteret at anmel-
de og bevisliggj0ro deres Krav.
ST. ThomB Skifteret, den 18de Januar
1887.
HALVOR HANSEN.
est.
, 1887-01-22

once informed hat only certain citizens
who had property to protect or upon which
the use of such articles as fire arms were
necessary, were allowed to nave them !; if
this is really so, there would be but little
difficulty on this point.
Respectfully,
OBSERVING.
OhriStiansted, Dist January 1887.
, 1887-01-22
To the Editor of the "St Croir AUis."
Dear Sir,

10 the Editor OF the "St Cro1c AV9S."
Dear Sir,
Allow me to express my thankfulneSs to
IL correspondent for the kind interest he
has taken in referring to my communication
of til Dec. 1886 to you and for giving his
opinions and calculations, for which am
trulg grateful.
l had scarcely hoped for an answer; but
as such is the case it is only decOrOus that
I should reply to. apparently my brother
sufferer
In reference to your remarks, "EXperl-
encen about the nature of these squatters l
do fully agree with you; but am sorry |
cannot exactly aCquiesCe in your opinions
as to the impossibility of effectually stop
ping the grievances complained of Ill my
last letter.
You have doubtless observed in Ordi-
nanc Of 9th July 1886 that no individual
who owns or Yrentsles than ten acres OF
land hastAea right Of shooting OF giving
permission to another to shoot ana TO me
best Of ny akiiowledge there are few OF
these IptMs6As qWhO lowha'Or rent such an
area ofgrogndat c Therefore notes OF permits.
sion from those mot having the stated
amount should not screen such articles as
game from c0niscation by the Police, Or
flom bringing the defaulter to punishment.
Further, there are such game as wild
duck. water fowls, herOns sc. &c. which
are only to be had on Estates where there
are large ponds and which are often offer
ed in town for sale, would you therefore
he kind enough to inform me if you mean
to insinuate that our Police are so soft us
to be imposed upon by an individual hay
ing in his posses>i0 a pass to dispose OF
such articles from any negro cultivator OF
an acre or two of ground, or would you as
sert that should Tom or Dick be appre-
hended with a cart load of wood, Goals,
fruits, or else, and he brings a note OF per-
mission from Harry or Jack, that there
would be any impossibility of ascertaining
if Harry or Jack has an acre Of land capa-
Bile Of affording such productions
If this is your meaning, allow me TO CON
tradict you on behalf of the Police, and
Inform you that there are among the Police
men who xeouhl mot be 80 easily imposed
upon or if such were the case could not
some reliable .PrropT5dt6r9 III the neighbour
hood be6alled upon a0 give his opinion on
the sN5eetq 1sOln is bn8 ,ain
l fail to ypATeeive ANY 4mpoSslolhty or
much difficulty in this matter; but what
strenuously presents Itself in my opinion on
this subject is a great lack of interest, and
I feel that property which is paying nearly
its worth in taxes annually merits some
consideration and protection and perhaps
it may not be amiss to enquire what right
at all have many of these persons TO the
use of fire arms
Through a certain circumstance | was
, 1887-01-22
PrOklama.

MLLE og Enhver, som have Noget
III at fOrdre PAD Boet efter afgang-
ma Huuseier ELIAS jackson,
indkaldes herved med 3 Maaneders
Varsel til for undertegnede Skifter-
ct at anmelde og bevisliggjore deres
Krav.
ost. Thomm skifteret, den 18de Januar
1887.
HALVOR HANSEN.
est.
, 1887-01-22
Frederilksted
Passengers Left.

ChrIStlanSted'
q Jan. Per VigiIGnt for st. Thomas
Frederik w. Nash Esqr,, Elias Clendinin.
Per sloop Breeze, for st. Kits, Mary
Ann Cross.
Frederik sted.
10 Jan.-Per Atlantic for st. Thomas
Cathrine Williams s. 3 children, Mr. H.
Hansen, Mary Jacobs & brother, Virginia
Caesar & 3 children, e. Edward.
, 1887-01-22
Passengers Arrived,
Cbri stiansted.

OI4ISLASIIIEIV"
20 Jan.-Per V~igilamtfrom St Thomas,-
Frederick w. Nash Esq, 9. Q. S~chriehuber,
Mrs. G. Scipio with 2 children, Frederick
George.
Frederixsted.
10 Jan.-Per Atlantic. from ST. Thomas
Archdeacon Hutson, Mr.. II. Hansen, Miss
DahItOn, Miss Vlann, Capt. Blackwood,
Mrs. v. Lindemann, Hester Williams, Fer
dinand Williams, w. Stevens, Lucy Pent-
land, Ruth Coakley, Hariette Mark, Jos.
Bryan, Jane Petersen, Fanny John, D..
Cruise, Amelia Andrew, B. Lawrence, E.
Oraw, S. Ventor. 81 Jan.-Mr. M. E. Ben,
iamin. b. s. HOheb.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-12-03
Save Your Eye Sight.

DIR. A. Goldstein, the celebrated
Louisville optician, is at the Frank
lin House, and will remain until Sat
urday noon December 10th. All per-
sons needing good spectacles should
have their eyes examined and suited
with Doctors spectacle. They are
the best in the land, and the Doctor
has no equal in his professional skill.
Many of our citizens wear his specta-
cles and recommend them very
highly. 1t
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-12-03
DIAMONDS.
AND OTHER JEWELS THAT DAz-
zLE THE EYE.


This city enjoys profusion OF en-
terprising merchants, but among
them all, none comes nearer the cen
ter of gravity than Cooke the Jew
eler. He has one ofthe most exten-
sive stores in this part Of tho state. Z
and ii is complete In all its various
departments. It Is located on The
south side of franklin street between
First and Second, and the interior Ii
nothing more than q GRAND palace
where everything In Tie jewellers
line is to be found in profusion.
His disply os diamonds, sapphirs and
other precio,,s stones Is without Iimi
and would DO credit to a city os
many more .oretentions than Clarks-
vile. His line of silverware Is sup
berb and includes just such articles
es are necessary for Christmas gifts
where anything in the silver lime
is desired. He has O full assortment
Of goods FIR bridal or wedding pres
ents of AZ kinds, and no house in
Tennessee can show a more yarie-
gated supply Of "this and that than
the one named above.
THE JEwELRy AND WATCH
department of Cookies. establishment
is supplied with an endless assort-
ment of good timers and trlnkets-
There are gold and silver
watches, rings, bracelets, necklaces,
charms, and bric-a-brac without linn
lit. Finger rings in all shapes and
sizes, lockets In all designs ever in
vented by the human mind, and
trinkets such as are to be found nj
Cookies, only are there in the greatest
profusion. Every kind, style, shap-
ed and size watch ever thought Of;
gold and silver headed canes, clocks
Of every pattern and make, and In
fact everything that Is to be found in
largest establishment Of the lind In
America, is in stock at Cookies great
ljewelry house in Clarlssville. The
Ipubiie Of the city, and all the country
surrounding, are most cordially in
vited to cali and examine sthe ex-
tensitive line Of goods at Cookies
when the customary call to the city
is made for the coming Christmas
supplies.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-12-03
His death causes profound sorrow
everywhere he was known.

Ills death causes profound sorrow
everywhere he was known.
It will be something of reflection
to number ofpeople ofreflned sensi-
bilIties to note the fact that Rev. Sam
Jones has dropped the use OF slang
to a li.nited extent Instead of say
Ing as formerly, "Get there, Eli,p he
now simply says "get there"
Right Rev. Richard ScanneIi,
Bishop-elect of Concordia, Kansas
was consecrated last Wednesday at st.
Joseph's church. Nashville, by Most
Rev. p. A. Feehan, Archbishop OF
Chicago.
Rev j. II. Robert, who has been
Presiding Elder of the Mckenzie
district, was assign by the late con-
ference to the pastoral charge of the
East jackson, Tenn, NJ. e. Church
for the ensuing year.
a Unitarian preacher at Hartford,
Conn.,, in recent sermon expressed
sympathy for the anarchists hanged
at Chicago, and his congregation, by
a majority of eleven, sustained
him.
The members of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church of the 18th dis
trict, of Weakley county, are making
arrangements to erect them a house
Of worship.
The Thanksgiven collection i'm the
Southern Presbyterian churches at
Louisville for the benefit of tire
orphanage netted the handsome
sum of LOO.
Rev. A. II. Wilson has been ap
pointed Presiding Elder Of the jack
son, Tenn, District for next year,
and will move to that city very
soon.